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Kenneth Sidney "Snowy" Svenson (6 December 1898 – 7 December 1955) was a New Zealand 
rugby union
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player. A second five-eighth and three-quarter, Svenson represented Wanganui
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, Buller, Wellington
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and Marlborough
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a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks
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, from 1922 to 1926. He played 34 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.
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1898 births 1955 deaths Sportspeople from Toowoomba Australian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wanganui rugby union players Buller rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Marlborough rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Queensland {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1890s-stub